SSD COMPARISON - Q4 2009

SSDs are no doubt the quickest way to make the most speed increase in an older computer system.  I/O has been the tightest bottleneck in computers, and innovations in that arena is not as dramatic as those in CPUs, graphics, or even memory. 

Here, we will present benchmark data on several popular SSDs run on an average computer system, running Windows 7 x64.  The test bench is an AMD 785 chipset board with a Phenom II 965 with 4GB of DDR3 memory.  This page will be updated as more SSDs are tested.

Crucial CT256M225, HD Tach 8MB Zones

Crucial CT256M225, HD Tach 32MB Zones

Crucial CT256M225, Atto

Crucial CT256M225, Crystal Disk Mark

Intel X25-E, HD Tach 8MB Zones

Intel X25-E, HD Tach 32MB Zones

Intel X25-E, Atto

Intel X25-E, Crystal Disk Mark

Intel X25-M, HD Tach 8MB Zones

Intel X25-M, HD Tach 32MB Zones

Intel X25-M, Atto

Intel X25-M, Crystal Disk Mark

Kingston 30GB, Crystal Disk Mark

OCZ Vertex LE 100GB, Atto 256MB Length

OCZ Vertex LE 100GB, Atto 2GB Length

OCZ Vertex LE 100GB, Crystal Disk Mark

Patriot Torqx 128GB, Atto

Patriot Torqx 128GB, Crystal Disk Mark

Runcore 128GB, Atto

Runcore 128GB, Atto